Research and methodology

Evidence for useful context, not a safety verdict.

Aamegh combines attributable public records with explicit limits. Research helps define what a number can explain, where it stops, and why missing evidence must remain visible.

Inspect the source register View published city context

Recorded crime: Not the same as prevalence
City total: Not a neighbourhood count
Research finding: Not a live operational feed

Candidate public data

Sources that can add practical context.

Each resource still needs a fixed version, licence decision, field allowlist, geography match, checksum and publication review.

Official report

Road Accidents in India 2023

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Annual State/UT and million-plus-city accident, death and injury tables.

Candidate city journey context at the published geography only.

Open source

Official data portal

Census of India data

Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India

Population, administrative identity and historical town or village amenity tables.

A dated 2011 baseline, never evidence that a service is open today.

Open source

Official platform

National Data and Analytics Platform

NITI Aayog

Standardized access to selected government indicators across places and periods.

Candidate aggregate district or State context after dataset-level review.

Open source

Official programme brief

Health Management Information System

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Published health-service reporting and district-level programme indicators.

Dated capacity context, separate from current facility availability.

Open source

Official microdata catalogue

Time Use Survey 2024

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Survey documentation and controlled microdata concerning how people spend time.

Research analysis only; respondent records never belong on an operational map.

Open source

Methodological basis

Why Aamegh does not turn one count into a label.

These references inform explanation, questions and safeguards. Their findings are cited, not imported as current area measurements.

Government technical paper

Data gaps on women and children

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Documents non-reporting and registration limitations affecting recorded crimes against women.

Aamegh useSupports the label "recorded cases", not a claim about prevalence or safety.

Read at source

Government publication

Crime Data in India: Need to Move towards Realistic Figures

Bureau of Police Research and Development

Examines the difference between experienced crime and police-recorded statistics.

Aamegh useInforms limitations shown beside NCRB aggregates.

Read at source

Peer-reviewed paper

Safe in the City? Kolkata study

Cities, 2021

Studies how social activity, behaviour and use of public space shape perceived safety.

Aamegh useSupports multi-factor place context instead of a crime-count verdict.

Read at source

Research paper

Young women’s perception of safety in public buses

Transportation Research Procedia, 2020

Examines conditions at stops, while boarding and inside public transport in two Indian cities.

Aamegh useInforms journey questions without ranking routes as safe or unsafe.

Read at source

Peer-reviewed paper

Sexual harassment in public spaces

International Criminal Justice Review

Delhi survey research comparing perception and self-reported experience across travel modes.

Aamegh useSupports transparent separation of perception, experience and official records.

Read at source

Publication boundary

What cannot enter the public map.

Respondent, survivor, accused, caller or case-level records
Exact incident locations or inferred neighbourhood crime counts
Research conclusions presented as live conditions
Downloaded material without confirmed reuse and attribution terms

Use the evidence

Ask three questions before acting on a number.

A source is useful when you can identify what was counted, where it was counted and when the observation applies.

01 / DEFINITION

What does the measure count?

Registered cases, survey responses, facilities and road deaths describe different events. Read the unit and source definition before comparing them.

02 / GEOGRAPHY

Does the boundary match the decision?

A State, metropolitan city, district and map point are not interchangeable. Aamegh keeps each value on the boundary used by its source.

03 / TIME

Is it current enough for this use?

Annual statistics explain a period. They do not confirm today’s opening hours, a live incident or present journey conditions.

Understand this page

How research informs Aamegh’s explanations.

This page sets out why different sources cannot be treated as interchangeable measurements of a place. It is for readers who want to understand the reasoning behind the map, directory and journey limits.

Recorded cases and lived experience

A recorded-crime table describes cases within an official reporting system. Research about experiences or perceptions asks different questions with different methods. Neither should silently be substituted for the other.

Published geography and time

Check the population, reporting boundary, reference year and category before using a statistic. A district, metropolitan reporting area and municipal boundary may not describe the same place. A historical baseline is not a current observation.

Candidate sources and live records

A listed research paper or candidate dataset does not mean its rows are available on the map. Aamegh needs a reviewed version, permitted fields and an appropriate geography before publishing operational context.

Questions about this page

Does a cited study generate a score?

No. Research informs questions and explanations. It is not automatically imported as a live measurement or used to label a neighbourhood.

Can I download private or respondent data?

This page offers source references, not access to private submissions, survey respondents or an unrestricted research API.